Hinge



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GODFRIED LAUBE, OF I-IURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPHHYMANS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,856, dated February13, 1894.

Application filed .Tnly 1, 1893. Serial No. 479,379. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern):

Be it known that I, GODERIED LAUBE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Huron, in the county of Beadle andState of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDoor-Hinges,of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

` This invention has relation to door hinges, and is particularlyadapted and designed to be employed on vestibule and outer doors of ahouse or building; and thepinvention con' sists in the novel arrangementof parts to be more particularly hereinafter described and specificallypointed out in the claims.

The invention broadly consists in a door hinge'carrying a cleaning heelon the movable portion of the hinge, and having the permanent portionthereof so designed as to a1- low the heel free movement and the same tocoincide when the door is in a closed position.

The object of the invention is to construct a door hinge that willeffectually prevent the clogging of the door frame corners with snow andice, furthermore to prevent the accumulation of dust, &c., between the(jamb of the door and the door proper.v

Referring to' the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which like letters of reference indicate similar partsthroughout the several views:-Figure 1 is a front elevation of a doorwith my improved hinge attached thereto. Fig. 2:- is an enlargedhorizontal sectional view. Fig. 3:-is an enlarged vertical sectionalview of the door and jamb, showing the door in a closed position. Fig.4:- is a similarV view repre senting the door open. Fig. 5:- is a detailtop view of the hinge in an open position.

In these drawings,-A, represents the door 1ro proper.; B,the doorjamb;C, the hinge, D, the movable portion thereof, E, the permanent portionof the same; F, represents the segmental cleaning heel attached to themovable port-ion D; G, the cavity formed on the per-A manent portion ofthe hinge to correspond with the segmental cleaning heel F.

Operation: It will be obvious that when the door is closed the segmentalcleaning heel will pass into the cavity and force out any obstructionthat may have accumulated therein; it being a great annoyance in a coldclimate to have snow and ice wedged in at the heel of the door.

For the purpose of clearly illustrating my invention I have shown thisparticular design, yet various changes may be made in the detailedconstruction of the cleaning heel without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a door hinge consisting of two see tions, the movable sectionthereof carrying a 65 cleaning heel, and the permanent portion cut awayto correspond with said heel so as to allow a free movement of the door,substantially as described. f

2. A hinge provided with a cleaning heel 7o piece, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I athx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GODFRIED LAUBE.

